Multi-Phase Rollout Planned
BEAVERTON, OR, February 10, 2009 – Click Commerce, an ITW company (NYSE: ITW), continues to gain new ground in the eResearch software space by announcing today that The Ohio State University will use Click Commerce’s eResearch Portal compliance software to fully automate a wide of variety of research administration and compliance processes, including those associated with Institutional Review Board (IRB), Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), University Laboratory Animal Resources (ULAR) Animal Ordering and Operations, Conflict of Interest (COI), and Safety Committees. As one of the leading research universities in the U.S., Ohio State will gain new process efficiency across the institution’s multiple research communities in a series of research automation initiatives to be rolled out in a multi-phase approach. The goal is to dramatically reduce the administrative burden on researchers.
Using eResearch Portal, the institution will automate Ohio State workflow processes, shorten turnaround times, eliminate routine submission errors and omissions, enhance protocol collaboration security, and alert researchers of approaching deadlines. Click’s configurable, browser-based system distributes data instantly among research teams throughout the institution regardless of location.
Click Commerce will provide Ohio State with the tools, best practices, and training necessary to enable university personnel to continuously improve internal processes and forms across several compliance groups and to seamlessly integrate a variety of existing administrative business systems. The automated system will meet Ohio State’s immediate needs and will also allow the university to expand the system over time.
“We are pleased to play a strategic role in the business of research at The Ohio State University,” said Nick Stier, senior vice president in charge of Click Commerce’s Research and Healthcare division. “We look forward to delivering solutions for Ohio State‘s research community that provide long-lasting value and benefits.”
The Ohio State University and many other leading research institutions use Click Commerce’s browser-based, secure eResearch Portal to automate a wide range of administrative processes, including those associated with IRB, IACUC, COI, Grants, and Clinical Trials Participant Tracking and Billing, among others.
About The Ohio State University
Founded in 1870, The Ohio State University is a world-class public research university and the leading comprehensive teaching and research institution in the state of Ohio. With more than 52,000 students enrolled at its main Columbus campus, 18 colleges and 170 majors, the university offers its students exceptional breadth and depth of opportunity in the liberal arts, the sciences and the professions. A national research powerhouse, the university ranks seventh among all public universities in research expenditures and a remarkable second place when it comes to industry-sponsored research.
About Click Commerce Research and Healthcare
Click Commerce Research and Healthcare provides solutions for the business of research to leading academic medical centers and research institutions in North America, including Duke University, the University of Michigan, the University of Pittsburgh, and Washington University. More information can be found at research.clickcommerce.com.
